culture, with economic plans and identity assertion in the zone. They leaned on the patrimonial value of the “cafe bonifieur”: its reputation, typicality and history. Today, the Guadeloupe Bonifieur is experiencing a rebirth and is now available thanks to a cooperative of coffee growers on the Basse Terre. The objective is to revive and organise coffee growing on Guadeloupe. Although only 30 tons of Guadeloupe Bonifieur is produced annually, it is sought after because of its rarity and good quality. Guadeloupe Bonifieur is the only coffee other than Jamaican Blue Mountain to be exported in barrels. The famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is the same variety, and was imported from Martinique to Jamaica by Sir Nicholas Lawes and grown in the three Blue Mountain parishes. Guadeloupe Bonifieur and Jamaican Blue Mountain are very similar. Cultural events, museums, demonstration plantation and reconstructed farms are among the initiatives put in place and managed to attract tourists and local residents. Botanics Guadeloupe Bonifieur is green, long, and slightly thick bean, covered by a pellicule of whitish silvery color, which separates from the bean in the roast. It has excellent cup qualities. Guadeloupe Bonifieur is a strain of the Typica de Coffea Arabica known as le Bourbon Pointu. It originated from the Java offered to Louis XIV and bred in the Jardin des Plantes. The modern day coffee plants are descended from this line, which gives them a strong patrimony specificity and value. References Sources Genetics of coffee quality, Leroy T., Ribeyre F., Bertrand B., Charmetant P., Dufour M., Montagnon C., Marraccini P., Pot D.. 2006. Effects of shade on the development and sugar metabolism of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) fruits, 2008, vol. 46, no5-6, pp. 569–579 [11 page(s) (article)] afm.cirad.fr/documents/5_Agro_industries/CD_AFM/.../570.pdf Coffee: terroirs and qualities, Montagnon C. (ed.), Biggins P.. 2006. Versailles : Ed. Quae, 172 p.. External links France Guide - https://web.archive.org/web/20090817063718/http://other.franceguide.com/The-tourist-sites-and-events-in-France-overseas.html?nodeID=1&EditoID=188978 Green and Roasted coffee Characteristics - https://web.archive.org/web/20130116021046/http://www.coffee-beans-arabica.com/info/world_coffee_characteristics_11.htm Coffee varieties Flora of Guadeloupe